Safety in numbers
Conducting 150,000 interviews in 140 countries, Lloyd’s Register Foundation’s World Risk Poll is uniquely positioned to tell us about harm at work. But can information also spur change?
By Belinda Liversedge on 04 June 2025
Managing the risks of digitalised working
AI-powered systems, digitalisation and automation offer great potential for improving efficiency and driving innovation at work and in society, but digitalised work practices also pose a significant threat to employee wellbeing.
By David Sharp, International Workplace on 04 June 2025
Updated sentencing guidelines could see fines ‘significantly increase’ for health and safety offences
Very large organisations (VLOs) could face higher fines for health and safety offences under amended guidelines published by the Sentencing Council.
By Belinda Liversedge on 13 June 2025
Karnataka passes law granting employment and social security rights to app-based gig workers
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 11 June 2025
“People need to understand the risks”: Insurance firm urges caution amid surge in lithium-ion battery fires
By Belinda Liversedge on 27 May 2025
London council launches scheme to cut cooking emissions in restaurants in bid to improve air quality
By Belinda Liversedge on 19 May 2025
Take steps to protect workers from heatwaves, Union Government tells States and UTs
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 13 May 2025
British Safety Council roundtable explores future of workplace wellbeing
By Belinda Liversedge on 12 May 2025
Stars, stripes and safety
It seems like America today is rarely out of the news, particularly since President Trump won his second term. Our ‘special relationship’ with America has continued, with the country a strong pipeline for inspiration, products and trends.
By Belinda Liversedge on 02 July 2025
The hidden risks of lithium-ion batteries
By on 01 January 0001
Not leaving it to the Fates: the Golden Thread unspun?
By on 01 January 0001
Behind the façade – what is really happening with cladding remediation?
By on 01 January 0001
HSE fines stone company after inspectors discover workshop floor caked in dust
A manufacturer of popular stone kitchen worktops has been fined £60,000 after HSE inspectors found evidence of shocking failures to control dust exposure in the Slough workshop.
By Belinda Liversedge on 06 June 2025
Property firm fined £63k after ignoring repeated warnings about dust exposure
By on 01 January 0001
Skiing company fined after boy killed in tobogganing collision
By on 01 January 0001
The building safety crisis: a year of Labour in power, still no end in sight for leaseholders
It’s a year since Labour came to power with manifesto commitments to fix the failed approach to the cladding and building safety scandal and deliver meaningful change.
By Campaign team, End Our Cladding Scandal on 01 July 2025
Rethinking workplace wellbeing for a new era
By on 01 January 0001
The great training gap: 2.4 billion reasons to rethink safety education
By on 01 January 0001
Abuse of shopworkers continues to rise – more needs to be done
By Paddy Lillis, Usdaw union on 06 June 2025
